State of Health

Amy Romain, program director of behavioral medicine, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency, and Emalie Karp, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency behavioral medicine faculty member.

Michigan initiatives create new supports for parents experiencing postpartum depression

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 7, 2023

Dr. Jordan Braciszewski demonstrates an iPad app used to screen children for mental health issues in Henry Ford Health clinics.

Michigan providers use innovative technologies to expand access to behavioral health

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 7, 2023

Datasha Chapman, a member of Calvin University's Lay Ambassadors for Mental Health program, chats with a colleague.

Mental health ambassadors and prenatal coaches: Michigan orgs tackle social determinants of health

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, October 30, 2023

Angela Gabridge, MiGen executive director, co-chaired a coalition that requested Michigan state funding for LGBTQ+ health.

Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, October 17, 2023

Emily Miller, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project managing attorney.

Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, October 10, 2023

Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.

Michigan organizations work to improve poor health outcomes through "path to a prosperous future"

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, October 9, 2023

Michael Williams, president and CEO of Orchards Children's Services, a child and family services agency with locations in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties.

Michigan's foster children face mental health challenges – but these agencies set them up to succeed

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, September 25, 2023

Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program.

Behavioral health at home helps Muskegon-area older adults improve quality of life

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, September 18, 2023

A Livability Lab meeting.

Livability Labs bring Muskegon County leaders together to solve community challenges

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 28, 2023

College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak.

Michigan's migrant farm workers face many health challenges, but help is available

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 21, 2023

Community Action House's Food Club and Opportunity Hub.

Michigan's nonprofit food clubs offer healthy foods at low costs to combat food insecurity

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 8, 2023

A group of community health workers were trained as part of the Macomb County Regional Health Equity Advisory Council's work.

Michigan's regional health equity councils pursue long-term efforts to eliminate health disparities

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 1, 2023

Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia.

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities

Patrick DunnTuesday, August 1, 2023

Citizen action team members in the Citizenship for Health program discuss their mission and vision for community issues they want to take action on.

Detroit program engages community members to democratically develop solutions to health disparities

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, July 31, 2023

Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

Patrick DunnTuesday, July 25, 2023

SOCIAL Program volunteers Keen Parra and Brooklynn Wilton with their client, Tammirah, at center.

Student volunteers relieve caregivers and build intergenerational friendships through new program

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, July 18, 2023

Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Patrick DunnTuesday, July 18, 2023

Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease.

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

Patrick DunnMonday, July 10, 2023

Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis.

PODCAST: No more "diagnose and adios": Rethinking dementia diagnosis

Patrick DunnMonday, July 3, 2023

Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, July 3, 2023

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State of Health is a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. Previous coverage examined health disparities and how they affect Michigan's children and seniors and integrated care and its potential to improve Michiganders' health. This series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

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